The decertification puts half a billion dollars of US security aid to Colombia at risk. Mafia & insurgent groups have flourished during the government of Gustavo Petro.
After signing a deal with China's Xi Jing Ping, Colombian President Gustavo Petro returned home to bitter defeat of his flagship labor referendum project in the Colombian Senate.
Alejandro Char enjoys 85% approval, despite being investigated for naming ex-councilors to top city posts in breach of law and other legal investigations.
The mass resignations come at a critical time for Petro's administration as it seeks to "reorganize" and "strengthen governance" in the last 18 months of his presidency.
Ricardo Díaz, formerly of the Ministry of Defense, has said that people tied to the administration offered him $179,000 USD to facilitate the purchase of three Qatari helicopters.
Colombian President Petro laments fall of Berlin Wall, calls for end to free markets. Multiple scandals surround former Colombian VP, rebels mock government